8.07.2009

The original announcement was way back in March and the wait is finally over ! Today, Tom LaPille provided some updates on the much anticipated Magic the Gathering release 'From the Vault: Exiled' set.

From the Vault: Exiled contains fifteen cards that have been banned or restricted at some point. You might guess that many of these cards have not been printed in quite a long time or that some of them would be very powerful, and you'd be right. However, that wasn't good enough for us, so eight of them have never-before-seen art. I'll show you some of that art today. From the Vault sets are printed in the current card frame using a special foiling process that is unique to the series. Eight of the cards have never before been printed in the current card frame, and seven of those have never previously been printed in foil.

Here are the fabled foily 15 cards we can expect in the Exiled set . . .

BalanceSorcery, 1W (2)Each player chooses a number of lands he or she controls equal to the number of lands controlled by the player who controls the fewest, then sacrifices the rest. Players discard cards and sacrifice creatures the same way.

BerserkInstant, G (1)Cast Berserk only before the combat damage step.Target creature gains trample and gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is its power. At the beginning of the next end step, destroy that creature if it attacked this turn.

ChannelSorcery, GG (2)Until end of turn, any time you could activate a mana ability, you may pay 1 life. If you do, add {1} to your mana pool.

Gifts UngivenInstant, 3U (4)Search your library for four cards with different names and reveal them. Target opponent chooses two of those cards. Put the chosen cards into your graveyard and the rest into your hand. Then shuffle your library.

Mystical TutorInstant, U (1)Search your library for an instant or sorcery card and reveal that card. Shuffle your library, then put the card on top of it.

NecropotenceEnchantment, BBB (3)Skip your draw step.Whenever you discard a card, exile that card from your graveyard.Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library face down. Put that card into your hand at the beginning of your next end step

Sensei's Divining TopArtifact, 1 (1){1}: Look at the top three cards of your library, then put them back in any order.{T}: Draw a card, then put Sensei's Divining Top on top of its owner's library.

SkullclampArtifact - Equipment, 1 (1)Equipped creature gets +1/-1.When equipped creature is put into a graveyard, draw two cards.Equip {1} ({1}: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery. This card enters the battlefield unattached and stays on the battlefield if the creature leaves.)

TinkerSorcery, 2U (3)As an additional cost to cast Tinker, sacrifice an artifact.Search your library for an artifact card and put that card onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.

TrinisphereArtifact, 3 (3)As long as Trinisphere is untapped, each spell that would cost less than three mana to cast costs three mana to cast. (Additional mana in the cost may be paid with any color of mana or colorless mana. For example, a spell that would cost {1}{B} to cast costs {2}{B} to cast instead.)